Three-time world champ Mick Fanning rides the wave at the Billabong Pro

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Speaking of his decision to return to Jeffreys Bay, Fanning said: "Even if I didn’t come back and do the event, I was always going to come back and surf. A little bit of anxiety came up, a few different emotions. Once I got the wetsuit on, got the board ready, and paddled out, it was pretty much fine.